Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Tag: activism

How Summer of Heat on Wall Street is using disruption to...

This is the main focus of the Summer of Heat on Wall Street, a sustained campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience against financiers like Citigroup.

Thousands march at Democratic National Convention demanding end to US support...

As the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago, thousands of protesters take to the streets, calling on Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party to end unconditional U.S. military support for Israel as the Gaza conflict enters its tenth month.

When do autocrats give up?

Why was the opposition successful in Bangladesh and not in Venezuela?

NYPD arrests cello-playing grandfather at Citibank climate protest, igniting outrage over...

Rozendaal, a grandfather and long-time member of Extinction Rebellion, was performing Bach’s “Suites for Cello” outside Citibank’s headquarters in Lower Manhattan as part of a broader “Summer of Heat on Wall Street” campaign.

Climate activists score major win in campaign to electrify DC

An inside look at the vision and strategy behind Extinction Rebellion D.C.’s campaign that is blocking $12 billion in new fossil fuel infrastructure.

Thousands protest GOP agenda at Milwaukee RNC, demanding justice and equality

Protesters condemned U.S. politicians on both sides of the aisle for sending weapons to Israel amid what they described as genocide in Gaza.

Why protests work, even when not everybody likes them

Protest movements take a gamble when they unsettle the status quo. But it is a risk worth taking.

Why the climate movement is actually close to winning

Putting their work in the context of the MAP’s eight stages suggests there is more reason for hope than some realize.

Should children take part in nonviolent struggle?

Children have the most to gain from victories over racism, heterosexism and climate-wrecking capitalism.

Reflections on student activism

The commitment of this generation of student activists will reverberate through the progressive movement for years to come.

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When do the ‘primal, profit-driven forces of nature’—racked with buyer’s remorse—dethrone or defang MAGA...

If you credit mass buyers’ remorse by hoodwinked MAGA voters, that goes double for flabbergasted tycoons once open to disruption (and donor payoffs) but now bullied by the allegedly pro-business browbeater.

Outrage in Massachusetts after ICE detains high school student on way to volleyball practice

Milford residents demand answers and justice after ICE agents detain 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva, sparking statewide protests and national criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Billions in clean energy projects canceled amid Republican tax bill and fossil fuel agenda

Clean energy investments are vanishing as the Trump administration’s tax plan and rollback of Biden-era climate policies threaten America’s transition to renewables.

‘Another aid massacre’: Israeli military kills dozens near privatized Gaza food site

For the third consecutive day, Israeli forces fired on Palestinians seeking food at a controversial U.S.-backed aid site, raising international outcry and renewed calls for accountability amid a spiraling humanitarian catastrophe.

Greta Thunberg and 11 other volunteers set out on mercy mission to Gaza

A crowd of supporters gathered at the port with Palestinian flags to encourage the 12-person crew. The mission is sponsored by the Freedom Flotilla organization.